TALLADEGA, Ala.—Trevor Bayne will get to compete in the Sprint All-Star Race in 2012 after missing the event because of illness in 2011.

While he knew he was eligible for the event this year, he didn’t know if he would race because the team initially didn’t have sponsorship.

Trevor Bayne picked up sponsorship, enabling him to run in the Sprint All-Star Race next month. (SN Photo)

But Wood Brothers Racing, which Bayne drives for part time in the Sprint Cup Series, has landed sponsorship from Camping World and its recreational vehicle group Good Sam Club for four events, including the all-star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Bayne, who has sponsorship from Ford and Motorcraft for a dozen races, was supposed to have sponsorship from Good Sam for the all-star race last year, but Bayne missed the event because he was still recovering from a mysterious illness that followed a spider bite.

“I’m excited to be back with Good Sam and Camping World,” Bayne said. “Getting to run more races is good for me as a driver and good for our race team.”

In addition to the all-star race, the sponsorship includes Cup events in September at Atlanta and Chicagoland Speedway and then at Charlotte in October.

The sponsorship gives Bayne, the 2011 Daytona 500 winner, at least 16 Cup events this year. He has run a partial Nationwide Series schedule for Roush Fenway Racing because of limited sponsorship.